Delta, May 2007. Trade . Good. Good+ Softcover. Light to mild soiling and shelfwear to covers. Spine has some rubbing and bumping. Pages yellowing, but clean and tight in binding. Pictures available upon request. A locally owned, independent book shop since 1984.

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Six months after her husband's sudden death, Leonora Galloway sets off for a holiday in Paris with her daughter Penelope. At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations begin...Six months after her husband's sudden death, Leonora Galloway sets off for a holiday in Paris with her daughter Penelope. At last the time has come when secrets can be shared and explanations begin... Their journey starts with an unscheduled stop at the imposing Thiepval Memorial to the dead of the Battle of the Somme near Amiens. Amongst those commemorated is Leonora's father. The date of his death is recorded as 30th April, 1916. But Leonora wasn't born until 14th March 1917. Penelope at once supposes a simple wartime illegitimacy as the clue to her mother's unhappy childhood and the family's sundered connections with her aristocratic heritage, about which she has always known so little. But nothing could have prepared her, or the reader, for the extraordinary story that is about to unfold.

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Bookseller: Jane Addams Book Shop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 221462
Title: In Pale Battalions
Author: ROBERT GODDARD
Format/Binding: Trade
Book Condition: Used - Good
Quantity Available: 1
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0385339208
ISBN 13: 9780385339209
Publisher: Delta
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: May 2007
Pages: 368

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Good+: A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
Shelfwear: Minor wear resulting from a book being place on, and taken from a bookshelf, especially along the bottom edge.
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.